- porosity, tertiary
- Porosity caused by solutional enlargement of secondary porosity.
A Lexicon of Cave and Karst Terminology with Special Reference to Environmental Karst Hydrology. Courtesy of the author & The Karst Waters Institute. 2002.
porosity, tertiary
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porosity, secondary — Porosity of some lithologic material that has developed after the rock was initially formed, such as joints and fractures, and may be capable of enlargement by dissolution processes. See also pore; pore space; porosity, effective; porosity … Lexicon of Cave and Karst Terminology
porosity — 1. The ratio of the aggregate volume of interstices in a rock or soil to its total volume; generally stated as a percentage [10]. 2. The ratio, usually expressed as a percentage, of the total volume of voids of a given porous medium to the… … Lexicon of Cave and Karst Terminology
porosity, effective — 1. The ratio, usually expressed as a percentage of the total volume of voids available for fluid transmission to the total volume of the porous medium [22]. 2. The ratio of the volume of the voids of a soil or rock mass that can be drained… … Lexicon of Cave and Karst Terminology
tertiary porosity — See porosity, tertiary … Lexicon of Cave and Karst Terminology
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